Neil Manson
Associate Professor of Philosophy of Philosophy and Religion
Phone Number:
Email: namanson@olemiss.edu
http://home.olemiss.edu/~namanson/index.html

Key Words: philosophy of religion, science and religion, environmental philosophy

Research Description: My primary research interest is in the relationship between science and religion. This includes scientific arguments for the existence of God, specifically the argument from cosmic fine-tuning for life (of the constants of physics), but also from "intelligent design" in biology. I also have written on scientific, and particularly evolutionary, explanations of religion and religious experience. I could direct a thesis on any topic in that realm, as well as any thesis on the relationship between philosophy and religion more generally. I also have a secondary research interest in environmental philosophy, including risk analysis applied to environmental decision-making ("The Precautionary Principle").

Honors Theses:

Hydrisko, John (2021) On Narrative Approaches to Conspiracy Theory (full text)

Eason, Eveanne (2020) A Nonanthropocentric Response to the Cosmic Perspective Problem (full text)

Nash, Madison Elizabeth (2018) Abortion: Drawing a Line of Moral Permissibility in Fetal Development (full text)

Maxwell, Joseph L. (2015) The Prescribed Advantage: An Examination and Ethical Discussion of the Growing Prescription Stimulant Culture. (full text)

Caldwell, Brent Michael (2010) "Evolutionary Ethics and the Logical Problem of Natural Evil: A Refutation"

Watson, Nora Anne (2009) Cost Benefit Analysis: A Policy Tool of Anthropocentric Utilitarianism”